Word · Frequency #6714
heft
用力举起；提起
heft is the past participle of heave (irregular).
To lift or raise something heavy with effort.
- 1.
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
费力地举起；用力抬起；举起(重物)。
- 2.
To throw, cast.
投掷；抛。
- 3.
To rise and fall.
起伏；升降。
- 4.
To utter with effort.
费力地说出。
- 5.
To pull up with a rope or cable.
用绳索或缆绳拉起。
- 6.
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
被抛起或抬高；向上升起,如塔或土丘。
- 7.
To displace (a vein, stratum).
使(矿脉、地层)位移。
- 8.
To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
向某个方向移动或进入某种位置或状态。
- 9.
To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
干呕；用力呕吐；呕吐。
- 10.
To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
努力举起、投掷或移动任何东西；吃力地做困难的事。
起伏；升降；投掷；扔；恶心；呕吐；吃力地说出；发出（叹息等）；用绳索拉；绞起
In use
The movers heaved the piano up the stairs.
The small boat heaved on the rough waves.
After the race, he stood there heaving for breath.
heave + object + (up/onto/in etc.)
表示用力将某物举起或移到某处。
He heaved the heavy box onto the table.
他把沉重的箱子举到桌子上。
heave with + emotion/breath
描述身体因强烈情感或喘息而起伏。
Her chest heaved with emotion.
她的胸部因激动而起伏。
heave a sigh
固定搭配，表示叹气。
She heaved a sigh of relief.
她松了一口气。
Connections
Collocations
- heave a sigh
- 叹一口气
- She heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the news.听到这个消息，她松了一口气。
- heave a heavy object
- 举起重物
- The workers heaved the heavy crate onto the truck.工人们把沉重的板条箱抬上卡车。
- heave with laughter
- 笑得前仰后合
- The audience heaved with laughter at the comedian's jokes.观众被喜剧演员的笑话逗得前仰后合。
- heave and ho
- 用力拉呀抬呀（号子声）
- The sailors shouted "heave and ho" as they pulled the rope.水手们一边拉绳子一边喊着号子。
- heave into view
- 进入视野
- As we rounded the corner, the ocean heaved into view.我们转过弯，大海映入眼帘。
- heave to
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Heave与heavy（重）形近，联想举重物时用力向上heave。
Context & Register
动词“heave”表示用力举起或起伏，语域混合，多用于描述体力劳动（如举起重物）或自然现象（如胸口起伏）。在非正式口语中也可表示“呕吐”，但正式写作中较少见。建议学习者根据场景判断使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'heave' (ending in /iv/). However, lookalikes like 'heaven' (/ˈhɛvən/) share the 'eav' spelling but are pronounced differently.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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